Personal profile
Research expertise
Kris Vandekerkhove is researcher on forest ecology and forest management at INBO. For over 25 years he has been coordinating the monitoring programme on strict forest reserves. He was also involved in many other research activities and advisory work on nature conservation in forests. He is and was active in a wide range of international projects in the framework of LIFE, COST, HORIZON,... He is (co)author of over 50 peer-reviewed journal papers (A1) and also collaborated in several reference works and handbooks on forest management and nature conservation and other publications both for as specific audience and broader public.
Education/Academic qualification
Forest and Nature Management, Doctor in Applied Biological Sciences
Award Date: 16-Sept-2019
Forestry engineering, Universiteit Gent
External positions
UGent, Vakgroep Bos- en Waterbeheer
1-Jan-1994 → 31-Aug-1995
Thematic List 2020
- Forest
VODS 2023
- Forestry sciences not elsewhere classified
- Ecology not elsewhere classified
Policy
- forest and agriculture policy
- conservation goals
- local conservation status
- Natura 2000
Geographic List
- Europe
- Flanders
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Invasiveness of non-native woody species
Vanhellemont, M. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator) & Vandekerkhove, K. (Cooperator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: EVINBO - Vlaamse overheid
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PhD 'The potential of unmanaged forests for increasing carbon stocks and soil biodiversity in European forests'
De Win, Y. (Project leader), De Vos, B. (Cooperator) & Vandekerkhove, K. (Cooperator)
27/08/24 → 31/12/27
Project: INBO
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WILDCARD (EVINBO)
Vandekerkhove, K. (Project leader), Adriaenssens, V. (Cooperator), Cools, N. (Cooperator), De Vos, B. (Cooperator), De Win, Y. (Cooperator), Deroo, H. (Cooperator), Lambrechts, S. (Cooperator), Pieters, M. (Cooperator), Vervaet, K. (Cooperator), Willems, K. (Cooperator) & Willems, S. (Cooperator)
1/02/24 → 31/12/27
Project: EVINBO - Europees
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MigFoRest - assisted Migration to increase Forest Resilience (EVINBO)
Vanden Broeck, A. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), De Clercq, W. (Cooperator), De Maesschalck, G. (Cooperator), De Meyer, J. (Cooperator), De Pelseneer, N. (Cooperator), De Ro, A. (Cooperator), Goossens, S. (Cooperator), Maesschalck, K. (Cooperator), Van Nieuwenhove, R. (Cooperator), Van Schoors, A. (Cooperator), Vandekerkhove, K. (Cooperator), Vander Mijnsbrugge, K. (Cooperator), Vanhellemont, M. (Cooperator) & Wilms, H. (Cooperator)
1/01/24 → 30/06/28
Project: EVINBO - Europees
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Flanders Ecosystem Accounting (FLEA)
Van Reeth, W. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), Alaerts, K. (Cooperator), Courtens, W. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), De Keersmaeker, L. (Cooperator), De Saeger, S. (Cooperator), De Vos, B. (Cooperator), Dochy, O. (Cooperator), Dumortier, M. (Cooperator), Heremans, S. (Cooperator), Jacobs, S. (Cooperator), Lettens, S. (Cooperator), Leyman, A. (Cooperator), Leyssen, A. (Cooperator), Maebe, K. (Cooperator), Michels, H. (Cooperator), Onkelinx, T. (Cooperator), Oosterlynck, P. (Cooperator), Packet, J. (Cooperator), Petersen, F. (Cooperator), Peymen, J. (Cooperator), Provoost, S. (Cooperator), Spanhove, T. (Cooperator), Stevens, M. (Cooperator), Thomaes, A. (Cooperator), Van Calster, H. (Cooperator), Van Gossum, P. (Cooperator), Van Landuyt, W. (Cooperator), Vandekerkhove, K. (Cooperator), Vanden Borre, J. (Cooperator), Vandevoorde, B. (Cooperator), Vanhellemont, M. (Cooperator), Vught, I. (Cooperator) & Wils, C. (Cooperator)
23/11/23 → 31/12/29
Project: INBO
Research output
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30 jaar bosreservaten - deel 3
Horemans, S. & Vandekerkhove, K., Jan-2026, In: Tijdingen. 57, 1, p. 8-9 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A3: Article in a journal without peer review
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76 jaar flora- en vegetatieveranderingen in Neigembos: lessen voor beheer en beleid
Verheyen, K., Barbé, J., Cosyns, E., Vandekerkhove, K., De Keersmaeker, L. & Van den Bremt, P., 1-Mar-2026, In: NatuurFocus. 25, 1, p. 19-29 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › A2: Article in a journal with peer review, not included in A1 › peer-review
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Advies over criteria voor onbeheerde climaxvegetaties
Vandekerkhove, K. (Main author), De Keersmaeker, L. & Vangansbeke, P., 31-Mar-2026, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.5260)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Advies over het beheer na windval in het provinciedomein van Huizingen met specifieke aanbevelingen voor vliegend hert
Vandekerkhove, K. (Main author) & Thomaes, A., 18-May-2026, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. (Adviezen van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. INBO.A.5307)Research output: Book/Report › Advices of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Applying the index of biodiversity potential (IBP) in Belgium: a comparison of set-aside and managed forests
De Win, Y., Simons, J., Vandekerkhove, K., Somers, B., Desie, E., Van Meerbeek, K. & Muys, B., 29-Jan-2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
File21 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Spatially explicit database of tree related microhabitats (TreMs). Version 1.2. Integrate+
Kraus, D. (Creator), Larrieu, L. (Creator), Vandekerkhove, K. (Creator) & et al. (Creator), INRA & EFI, 2017
DOI: 10.15468/ocof3v
Dataset
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Spatially explicit database of tree related microhabitats (TreMs). Version 1.2. Integrate+ project
Kraus, D. (Creator), Schuck, A. (Creator), Bebi, P. (Creator), Blaschke, M. (Creator), Bütler, R. (Creator), Flade, M. (Creator), Heintz, W. (Creator), Krumm, F. (Creator), Lachat, T. (Creator), Larrieu, L. (Creator), Lehnerova, L. (Creator), Levin, M. (Creator), Mergner, U. (Creator), Pach, M. (Creator), Paillet, Y. (Creator), Pyttel, P. (Creator), Rydkvist, T. (Creator), Santopuoli, G. (Creator), Sever, K. (Creator), Sturm, K. (Creator), Vandekerkhove, K. (Creator), Winter, S. (Creator) & Witz, M. (Creator), INRAE, 16-Jun-2017
DOI: 10.15468/ocof3v, https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2e102194-f384-4712-89a4-5db7a3fc409a#description
Dataset
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Data to: Enjoying tranquility - Development of ground vegetation after cessation of management in forests on loamy soils in Flanders (Belgium)
Vandekerkhove, K. (Creator), Thomaes, A. (Creator), De Keersmaeker, L. (Creator), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Creator) & Onkelinx, T. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 10-Feb-2021
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Monitoring programme on strict forest reserves in Flanders (Belgium) - site level stand structure, regeneration and vegetation data
De Keersmaeker, L. (Creator), Esprit, M. (Creator), Goessens, S. (Creator), Leyman, A. (Creator), Thomaes, A. (Creator), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Creator) & Vandekerkhove, K. (Creator), Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 13-Jun-2023
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LIFE+ PROGNOSES Tree-related Microhabitat Data
Vanhellemont, M. (Creator), Aleksandrov, S. (Data Collector), Brandstätter, B. (Data Collector), Caggegi, A. (Data Collector), Di Filippo, A. (Project Member), Di Fiore, L. (Data Collector), Ertl, S. (Data Collector), Esprit, M. (Data Collector), Fidej, G. (Data Collector), Frede, A. (Data Collector), Fricelj, B. (Data Collector), Fuxjäger, C. (Data Collector), Goessens, S. (Data Collector), Henkel, A. (Data Collector), Ivanova, Y. (Data Collector), Janisch, J. (Data Collector), Kirchmeir, H. (Project Member), Kozák, D. (Data Collector), Meyer, P. (Project Member), Mikoláš, M. (Data Collector), Nagel, T. A. (Project Member), Petritan, A. M. (Sponsor), Petritan, I. C. (Sponsor), Pirc, T. (Data Collector), Pokynchereda, V. (Data Collector), Rakos, V. (Data Collector), Schwienbacher, M. (Data Collector), Steinbauer, K. (Researcher), Stillhard, J. (Sponsor), Svoboda, M. (Project Member), Van de Kerckhove, P. (Data Collector), Vandekerkhove, K. (Project Member), Weber, N. M. (Data Collector), Wögerer, M. (Data Collector), Zimmerman, T. (Data Collector), Vanhaecht, R. (Project Manager), Celis, C. (Project Manager) & Veltjen, E. (Editor), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 1-Jul-2025
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Activities
- 1 Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Witboek Bosalliantie 2030
Louette, G. (Participant), Vandekerkhove, K. (Participant), De Haeck, A. (Participant) & Wilms, H. (Participant)
4-Dec-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting